Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90837 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Psychotherapy session, 60 minutes in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — inpatient

In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Psychotherapy session, 60 minutes as an inpatient: from $94.25 to $280.80, with a median of $163.15. The lowest listed price is at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 90837, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 1, 2025 and Oct 1, 2025.

Lowest$94.25Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital
Median$163.15half pay less
Highest$280.80in this market
Difference3.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.

median
Lowest $94.25Highest $280.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital lowest Lebanon, TN PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 60 MINUTES $94.25 $325.00 71% Oct 1, 2025
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Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN HC PSYCH THERAPY 60 MIN W/ $150.80 $520.00 71% Oct 1, 2025
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 60 MINUTES $175.50 $325.00 46% Oct 1, 2025
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN HC PSYCH THERAPY 60 MIN W/ $280.80 $520.00 46% Oct 1, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $94.25, median $163.15, highest $280.80 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $163.15 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

This is an individual psychotherapy session of about 60 minutes (53 minutes or more). It is used when a longer session is needed for talk therapy, such as for trauma or complex issues.

What the price covers

The price covers the therapy time. A first evaluation (90791) and any facility fee in a hospital clinic are billed separately.